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Electoral wardE05014209

Seaton ward, Cumberland

Seaton is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,561 residents in 2,961 households — 394 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Whitehaven and Workington constituency.

Residents, 20216,561council ward average 5,940
Households2,9612.22 residents per household
Density394/ km²about 16.65 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+23.0%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 17.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 348
5–95.3% · 351
10–157.1% · 468
16–194.0% · 263
20–244.6% · 300
25–3410.7% · 702
35–4917.3% · 1,133
50–6422.6% · 1,484
65–7412.5% · 818
75–848.0% · 528
85+2.5% · 166

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van19.5% · 578
1 car or van39.7% · 1,175
2 cars or vans30.9% · 916
3 or more9.9% · 292
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Cumberland overall: 68.5% owned, 16.7% social rented, 14.1% private rented.

Owned outright41.0% · 1,215
With mortgage30.4% · 899
Shared ownership0.4% · 13
Social rented20.8% · 616
Private rented7.3% · 217

Type of home

Detached house27.1% · 803
Semi-detached house47.8% · 1,416
Terraced house18.6% · 552
Purpose-built flat5.2% · 155
Converted house0.2% · 7
Other conversion0.5% · 14
Above shop / office0.5% · 14
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.